Something you don't see everyday....

[baldo]

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/massachusetts-man-holds-hood-car-three-miles-road-rage-incident-n963181

[Willow]

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/massachusetts-man-holds-hood-car-three-miles-road-rage-incident-n963181

No.  We see that about once every two or three weeks here in the midwest.  I guess it's just unusual in Massachusetts.     

Dumb move on one man's part.  Vicious on the part of the other.

[Ken aka Oil Burner]

Yeah; you don't see that every day around here. Up until now, I've been a bit disappointed. Growing up during the 70s and 80s, I thought it was an everyday thing, having watched TV shows and movies from the era.

[John Schmidt]

Some years ago a woman somewhere in the midwest was caught in the same predicament(of her own doing) and also happen to be a concealed carry gal. Don't recall for sure but may have been in the Chicago area when we lived there back in the 60's. The driver was another woman and was apparently PO'd over something that happened in traffic. The woman on the hood calmly pulled her weapon and aimed at the driver, pointing down slightly so as to be at a 90 deg. angle to the windshield. When she pulled the hammer back, the driver decided she had made her point and stopped the car. As I understand it, the woman on the hood walked around the car and put a round into each tire then calmly walked away. I have no idea the final outcome, I would assume new rubber all around was in order since the shots came through the sidewall. Not sure it's something I would have done at close range, but neither female exhibited signs of qualifying for MENSA membership. 

[Tundra]

Road Rage is all too common in Florida cities...usually results in someone being shot. 

[cookiedough]

I think road rage is all over the U.S. 

Once every few years I get flipped off for doing nothing wrong, just some goofball thinking he/she owns the road.

Worst one was on interstate guy coming up behind me super fast doing close to 90-100 mph and beeping the horn/flashing the lights at me.  I could not get over at the time due to cars around me and he was flipping me off cussing and swearing could see in rearview mirror.  He was on my rear bumper only 5-10 feet away me doing 75 mph.  Boy, if I had an old junker vehicle,  I would have been tempted to tap the brakes causing a rear end collision (hopefully minor), but doubt he would have stopped either way after I got over a few miles later. 

[The emperor has no clothes]

I think road rage might be a learned experience, or maybe even biological. When I was young my Dad seldom drove somewhere without yelling at somebody or flipping them off. Once when we had been rear ended by a drunk wrecking our almost new 64 Nova, he got out and was going to fight the guy. Luckily the drunk locked his doors and wouldn't get out. My Dad was so mad and worked up that he walked over to the curb, sat down and started puking. As a side note to this story, this most memorable thing to this story for me and my 2 brothers wasn't this. What we always talk about was that we had just went to a WhataBurger and when we were hit our burgers flew up on our parents, covering them in shredded lettuce.
 Here is where my story gets into the possible learned or biological part. Mind you, I am not proud of this in any way at all, but will relate it honestly. Once when I was in my early 30's I was driving home from work in Alaska. The roads were icy and people were getting backed up because of it. Some dufus decides he's going to pass a long line of cars on these icy roads. As he is doing this another car approaches from the opposite direction and he cuts in inches from hitting me. I was pissed. As we approach a stoplight I go around him and stop sideways in the middle of the road, jump out, and am going to kick his ass. He got scared and locked his doors and wouldn't get out. I'm standing there yelling at him with 15 other cars stopped watching. The light turns green and I get back in and go. Then after a few minutes he gets his courage back up and follows me towards my house. By this time I have cooled off relatively, but I don't want an incident at the house with my kids there. I pull off in front of a movie theater and jump out. He jumps out, yelling ensues. He comes at me and I swing and hit him. Then he gets scared again. Here is where it got rather comical. He wanted to get back in his car but I'm running right behind him kicking him in the butt about every 4 or 5 steps. We must have run 3 or 4 circles around his car with me kicking him in the butt when I could catch up. I'm sure it looked like the KeyStone Cops to people driving by. Eventually I get back in my truck and drive off.
 Like I said, this was not one of my proudest moments. I have since mellowed and seldom overreact in these situations anymore. At the most I will raise my hands to gesture "what the hell ?" when people do stupid stuff. My brother on the other hand still finds reason to rage just about any trip he takes. As I said, I think it might be biological or learned. I am proud to say I have never exhibited these symptoms around my kids or grandkids.
 

[Reb]

I think road rage might be a learned experience, or maybe even biological. When I was young my Dad seldom drove somewhere without yelling at somebody or flipping them off. Once when we had been rear ended by a drunk wrecking our almost new 64 Nova, he got out and was going to fight the guy. Luckily the drunk locked his doors and wouldn't get out. My Dad was so mad and worked up that he walked over to the curb, sat down and started puking. As a side note to this story, this most memorable thing to this story for me and my 2 brothers wasn't this. What we always talk about was that we had just went to a WhataBurger and when we were hit our burgers flew up on our parents, covering them in shredded lettuce.
 Here is where my story gets into the possible learned or biological part. Mind you, I am not proud of this in any way at all, but will relate it honestly. Once when I was in my early 30's I was driving home from work in Alaska. The roads were icy and people were getting backed up because of it. Some dufus decides he's going to pass a long line of cars on these icy roads. As he is doing this another car approaches from the opposite direction and he cuts in inches from hitting me. I was pissed. As we approach a stoplight I go around him and stop sideways in the middle of the road, jump out, and am going to kick his ass. He got scared and locked his doors and wouldn't get out. I'm standing there yelling at him with 15 other cars stopped watching. The light turns green and I get back in and go. Then after a few minutes he gets his courage back up and follows me towards my house. By this time I have cooled off relatively, but I don't want an incident at the house with my kids there. I pull off in front of a movie theater and jump out. He jumps out, yelling ensues. He comes at me and I swing and hit him. Then he gets scared again. Here is where it got rather comical. He wanted to get back in his car but I'm running right behind him kicking him in the butt about every 4 or 5 steps. We must have run 3 or 4 circles around his car with me kissing him in the butt when I could catch up. I'm sure it looked like the KeyStone Cops to people driving by. Eventually I get back in my truck and drive off.
 Like I said, this was not one of my proudest moments. I have since mellowed and seldom overreact in these situations anymore. At the most I will raise my hands to gesture "what the hell ?" when people do stupid stuff. My brother on the other hand still finds reason to rage just about any trip he takes. As I said, I thanked it might be biological or learned. I am proud to say I have never exhibited these symptoms around my kids or grandkids.
 

 
Great story! I'm sure a majority of folks have had an aggressive reaction to negligent drivers. I myself was ready to beat the snot out of the kid that I T-boned on the wing. I'm glad at the time I was able to bite my tongue and cool off after his consistent apologies.

[Willow]

... We must have run 3 or 4 circles around his car with me kissing him in the butt when I could catch up. ...

Anger does express itself in strange forms.   

One of the issues I faced after the brain injury was the tendency to express my displeasure by flipping off other drivers in traffic.  It was something I hadn't done for many, many years and the result of what was in my head losing the needed inhibition.  I have overcome the tendency primarily by working on what surfaces in my head.

It is learned but with some effort can be unlearned.

[Ken aka Oil Burner]

Here is where it got rather comical. He wanted to get back in his car but I'm running right behind him kicking him in the butt about every 4 or 5 steps. We must have run 3 or 4 circles around his car with me kicking him in the butt when I could catch up. I'm sure it looked like the KeyStone Cops to people driving by. Eventually I get back in my truck and drive off.

 

Not to minimize the story, but I honestly heard Benny Hill music in my head when I read this part.

[The emperor has no clothes]

... We must have run 3 or 4 circles around his car with me kissing him in the butt when I could catch up. ...

Anger does express itself in strange forms.  

One of the issues I faced after the brain injury was the tendency to express my displeasure by flipping off other drivers in traffic.  It was something I hadn't done for many, many years and the result of what was in my head losing the needed inhibition.  I have overcome the tendency primarily by working on what surfaces in my head.

It is learned but with some effort can be unlearned.

you are too quick. When I reread it I thought "oh poop"  

[The emperor has no clothes]

Here is where it got rather comical. He wanted to get back in his car but I'm running right behind him kicking him in the butt about every 4 or 5 steps. We must have run 3 or 4 circles around his car with me kicking him in the butt when I could catch up. I'm sure it looked like the KeyStone Cops to people driving by. Eventually I get back in my truck and drive off.

 

Not to minimize the story, but I honestly heard Benny Hill music in my head when I read this part.

Thank God cell phones weren't very common yet. I'm sure I would have been on YouTube with the Benny Hill music.  

[old2soon]

             I just recently spent a month with my Brother and S I L near and around Crystal Lake Illinois. The subdivision my Brother and S I L reside in is Very nice but not readily near major routes. a LOT of 20 25 30 35 M P H etc etc speed limits. While there and going places in my cage-Missouri tags-and I might add-dead on the posted speed-most folks following were flashing their lights and honking their horn(s) trying with out success to git me to speed up. Reason I am Dead on the Speed Limit is couple years ago while on Phatt Ghurl a local L E O thought I was a bit over the posted speed limit-7 over by his calculations-I was just pacing traffic ahead of me-issued me a high speed driving award. $156.00 hard earnt retirement dollars to that jurisdiction later I Vowed then to follow ALL speed laws in The Land of Lincoln NO Matter How Difficult that may be! After Ross-da prez-informed me his little town was extracting something like $265.00 fer a rollin stop I decided right then right there to come to a full and Complete stop before proceeding. Needless to say This also annoyed the locals!   People here in southern Missouri--well some of em-gittin way more stupid in the last couple years than has been the norm. Or as I age Maybe my tolerance levels have dwindled.   Stay vigilant and stay safe!   RIDE SAFE.

[MAD6Gun]

 Not long ago a older gentleman cut off a younger man in a construction zone north of Ft Wayne. The younger one got out of his car and hit the older man through his open window several times causing his to have a heart attack and die. This moron went on Facebook and bragged that he gave this guy what for not realizing he had died.  Then he went on the run just to be caught several days later and now faces manslaughter charges.

 I have been known to get vocal while driving and or give them the one finger salute. But I have never gotten out of my car and confronted another driver. But on the other hand I am prepared if someone gets out of their car to confront me with violence.
 I drive for Uber a couple of time a week and see stupid drivers all the time but I begrudgingly hold my tongue when I have riders in my car.

[Jess from VA]

What I have discovered in road rage incidents is .... instead of giving them the finger, blow them a kiss.

It makes them twice as mad, and you can laugh twice as hard.  

Years ago, I had a woman follow me around my neighborhood for 20 minutes (you never go home and show them where you live).  She was the one clearly at fault not me, but not to her thinking.  After slowly going around several winding blocks several times (with her losing her mind in the rear view mirror shaking her fist and slobbering down her face like a mad dog), I finally stopped and put it in park and rolled the window down (as if to listen to her rage at me).

I let her get out of her car, and walk up to my window.  Just a she was about to unload her venom, I held up my hand and said goodbye crazy person, shifted to drive and took off smartly (going in a different direction to lose her in the giant neighborhood).  Looking in my mirror as I drove off, I think her head exploded.      (always work smarter, not harder)

[Ken aka Oil Burner]

In the original post, the news story about the MA turnpike, I didn't pay too much attention to the faces. Turns out, I used to work with the guy that pulled out his sidearm and held the driver until the police showed. Small world, LOL.  For anyone who thinks he's a nut with a gun, he isn't. Frank's a stand up guy, a Vet, a patriot, and a good Dad to his kids.

[Wizzard]

What I have discovered in road rage incidents is .... instead of giving them the finger, blow them a kiss.

It makes them twice as mad, and you can laugh twice as hard.  

Years ago, I had a woman follow me around my neighborhood for 20 minutes (you never go home and show them where you live).  She was the one clearly at fault not me, but not to her thinking.  After slowly going around several winding blocks several times (with her losing her mind in the rear view mirror shaking her fist and slobbering down her face like a mad dog), I finally stopped and put it in park and rolled the window down (as if to listen to her rage at me).

I let her get out of her car, and walk up to my window.  Just a she was about to unload her venom, I held up my hand and said goodbye crazy person, shifted to drive and took off smartly (going in a different direction to lose her in the giant neighborhood).  Looking in my mirror as I drove off, I think her head exploded.      (always work smarter, not harder)

You are exactly right. I look at them and burst out in laughter. Makes them feel stupid which they usually are.